Balcescu Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Balcescu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 130 | 1:154,445 | 16,256 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
The alternate forms: Bălcescu (36) are calculated separately.
Balcescu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balcescu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Balcescu has its highest incidence in Romania. It can also appear as: Bălcescu. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balcescu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,527,735th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Balcescu live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in Romanian Europe.
It is most frequently used in Romania, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 154,445. In Romania Balcescu is mostly concentrated in: Gorj County, where 49 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 42 percent are found and Dolj County, where 3 percent are found. Not including Romania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Moldova, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bălcescu | 96 | 36 | / |
| Balacescu | 94 | 231 | / |
| Balicescu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Belcescu | 88 | 144 | / |
| Balasescu | 82 | 491 | / |
| Balusescu | 82 | 98 | / |
| Bălăcescu | 82 | 59 | / |
| Belicescu | 82 | 15 | / |
| Bălacescu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Paulcescu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Balchisu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Volcescu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Vâlcescu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Balceska | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bălţescu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bălăşescu | 71 | 225 | / |
| Bălășescu | 71 | 64 | / |
| Palasescu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Belicesco | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bălușescu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bulzesc | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bäläåžescu | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balcescu
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